1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461303103321

Autore

Shakespeare William <1564-1616, >

Titolo

1 Henry IV : a critical guide / / edited by Stephen Longstaffe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Continuum, , 2011

ISBN

9780830000000

1-4725-5481-7

1-283-24586-8

9786613245861

1-4411-7042-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Continuum Renaissance drama

Disciplina

822.33

Soggetti

Great Britain History Henry IV, 1399-1413 Drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Timeline; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The Critical Backstory; CHAPTER TWO Performance History; CHAPTER THREE Current Critical Research: The State of the Art; CHAPTER FOUR New Directions: The Madcap and Politic Prince of Wales: Ceremony and Courtly Performance in Henry IV; CHAPTER FIVE New Directions: 'The Devil Take Such Cozeners!': Radical Shakespeare in 1 Henry IV

CHAPTER SIX New Directions: Falstaffian 'Gross Indecorum', 'Contrarietie', and Arrested Prodigality: Anachronism and Colliding Generational Sensibilities in 1 Henry IVCHAPTER SEVEN New Directions: 'By Shrewsbury Clock': The Time of Day and the Death of Hotspur in 1 Henry IV; CHAPTER EIGHT A Survey of Resources; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

I Henry IV has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and this critical guide offers a comprehensive guide to the wide range of criticism on the play and its central figures, including Falstaff. It introduces the play's critical and performance history, including notable stage productions alongside TV, film and radio versions. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and



production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individual re

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996392454303316

Titolo

By the King. A proclamation prohibiting the keeping the fair of Holden alias Howden, in the county of York [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1665

Descrizione fisica

[2] leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

Charles, King of England,  <1630-1685.>

Soggetti

Plague - England

Great Britain History Charles II, 1660-1685 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Arms 66; Steele notation: loving the 2) loving mentioned.

At end of text: Given at our court at Salisbury, the twenty seventh day of August, 1665. in the seventeenth year of our reign.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021